Postcode district · Camberley
Crime in GU17
How much crime is recorded in GU17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hart
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 23,061 (2024)
GU17Postcode district · Camberley
How safe is GU17
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in GU17, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
GU17National
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Burglary5.39.1
Shoplifting3.98.4
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order2.44.6
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.